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Inside Princess Diana's 'disastrous' first Trooping the Colour aged just 19
The Trooping the Colour ceremony is held every year to celebrate the Queen's official birthday, but when Princess Diana made her debut in 1981, things took a turn for the worse
Princess Diana's debut appearance at the Trooping the Colour ceremony, held in honour of the Queen's birthday, sadly took a disastrous turn in 1981, when she was just 19 years old. The day took a terrifying twist when, during the ceremony, 17 year old Marcus Simon Sarjeant fired six pistol blanks at Queen Elizabeth II as she was riding along The Mall, causing distress to her horse. Lady Diana Spencer stood alongside the Royal Family on the Buckingham Palace Balcony (Image: Getty)He faced charges under the Treason Act of 1842 and received a five-year prison sentence.
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